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12. (A) Cardiac lesions associated with cyanosis include • transposition of the great arteries (the most common) • tetralogy of Fallot • truncus arteriosus • tricuspid atresia • pulmonary atresia • total anomalous pulmonary venous return Other lesions include single-ventricle physiology such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or Ebstein anomaly of the tricuspid valve with right-to-left shunting across an atrial septal defect. 13. (A) In patients with cyanosis because of heart disease, there is either obligate mixing of saturated and desaturated blood reaching the systemic circulation (eg, truncus arteriosus) or decreased effective pulmonary blood flow.

5. (A) The etiology of shock in the neonate includes the following: • hypoglycemia • asphyxia • sepsis • intracranial bleeding • arrhythmias including tachyarrhythmias and bradycardias • cardiogenic shock because of left-sided obstructive lesions • myocarditis The least likely explanation of shock in this baby is asphyxia because there is no history of perinatal asphyxia or distress based on the birth history. 6. (B) Cardiogenic shock may be the first presentation in the neonate with congenital heart disease.